Thank You Speaker: Karen Jones, Director of The Regional Economic Development Center at Yavapai College 

Quoted directly from Yavapai College Website and Edited by Lisa DeLeo 

Karen has been the Director of the Regional Economic Development Center since April 2021. This role concentrates on supporting economic development collaboration with our regional partners, providing data analysis to support economic data driven decisions, and workforce education. The departments serves workers and businesses alike. 

The mission of Regional Economic Development Center is to enhance the quality of life in Yavapai County by providing regional support for a prosperous economic environment through job creation, business and workforce development, technological innovation, and regional collaboration.

Areas of expertise include:

Innovation & Economic Research: 

• Introducing technology innovation in processes, products, and services.
• Provide policy and data analysis to support economic decisions.
  • Analyze the impact of policy decisions on local and regional economies and public resources. 
  • Examining the impact an activity has on wages, jobs creation, and regional sales or output provides a solid foundation from which decisions can be made which best serve community goals and build wealth across the region.
• Catalyst for regional collaboration with local, state & federal economic development.
• Cultivate public private partnerships (P3's).

Sustainability Through Diverse Revenue

• Deliver relevant products and services that support programmatic needs of today and tomorrow.
• Deliver valued resources that generate financial sustainability.

Business Creations, Expansion & Recruitment

• Entrepreneurial Education and Resources are provided by the REDC through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). 
• Increase business startups and enhance a regional entrepreneur ecosystem.
• Promote business expansions and retention through strategic growth resources and planning.
• Support regional business/industry recruitment efforts.

The Yavapai County Economic Resource Alliance provides Yavapai County businesses also created this website to navigate the ever-changing resources available to those impacted by the pandemic. Learn more here:  YCAZBUSINESSES.ORG

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to to all who participated in the Cruise In For Vets!

 

District 5495 Annual District Conference 

The District Conference brought Rotarian together at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center this weekend for two days of fun, inspiration and socializing.

In honor of Prescott, Sunup Rotary hosted a hospitality suite themed "The Oldest Rodeo." 

 

ROUND UP FOR INTERACT All this Month!
 

During the month of May, the Prescott Valley Ace Hardware (7211 E 1st St, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314)  is sponsoring a "Round-Up" to help raise funds to send our Interact Ambassadors team to Kenya this summer.  Anyone shopping there simply has them "roundup" their purchase to the next dollar, with those extra cents helping to send our team in Kenya.

 

 

Volunteer Meal Coordinator Needed

We are looking for a volunteer coordinator for PASS meals.  Sunup Rotary provides meals one day a month and reimburses the cost of the meal.  This role signs up members to shop for and deliver the meal to P.A.S.S. on Rush Street in Prescott. 

Contact Christy @ cmanning@oneazcu.com or Laura laura@newtonservicesconsulting.com for more information.

Prescott Area Shelter Services (PASS) provides temporary, emergency shelter to women and women with children in a 19 bed dormitory setting, and an additional two rooms built to serve mom's with children, including sons over 12 years old.

The shelter includes a community room with two rooms built above it, kitchen, four bathrooms and a conference room equipped with computers.

 

Along with providing a 26 bed emergency shelter, and running two transitional houses, we also offer intensive case management to our guests during their stay. Our other supportive programs include:

 

1) The Wheels to Work Program which offers transportation options necessary in a community with limited public transportation

2) Our Education to Employability Program ensures guest support in lifelong learning and work

3) The Smile With Confidence Program pays for dental procedures that are not covered by AHCCCS or for those uninsured guests

4) Our Homeless Transition Project provides matching rent and utility deposits for transitioning guests

5) The community collaborative, Operation Deep Freeze, ensures that when the temperature drops below 30 degrees at night, people in need have a place to stay

 

It is because of the community support and belief in us and our mission that we are able to holistically work to move our guests from crisis to stability. Learn more here: https://prescottshelters.org/